Francisco Madrigal

1. Adios Que Te Vaya Bien

2. Tu Gusto y Medida

3. Que Ganamos

4. Beso Que Tu Me Diste

5. No, No

6. Que Me Gano con Quererte

7. Como Puede Ser

8. Muchachita

9. Dejame

10. Que Bonito Es el Amor

Francisco Madrigal,Francisco Madrigal,RCA Intl,Latin,Latin Music,Mexican,Mexico

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Average customer rating: Reissue of a much-praised MTT debut The best available version of this music, hands down. Fantastic

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; An American in Paris Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete ballet); Wolfgang Sawallisch; Philadelphia Orchestra Prokofiev: The Five Piano Concertos Shostakovich: The String Quartets ASIN: B0001TSWNW Release Date: 2004-04-20

Customer Reviews:

Reissue of a much-praised MTT debut.......2006-06-26

At 78 min., this is much more generous than other collections that pair Prokofiev's two Suites from Romeo and Juliet. The angry reviewer below is mistaken to accuse Tilson Thomas of composing any transitions of his own devising--he only placed portions of the ballet in dramatic sequence (Prokofiev's suites are in no particular order). This was MTT's first recording with RCA as music director in San Francisco, and when it was released in 1996, the U.S. reviews were rapturous.

Not so the British. The Gramophone grumbled about 'slick efficiency' and 'stickiness.' I think that's not true. The only problems that keep this recording from the highest rank, as far as my ears tell me, are first, the recorded sound. Though wide-ranging and dynamic, the original release tended to be coarse and thuddy (I don't own the reissue at mid-price, but perhaps something has been done to correct this).

The second and more important reservation isn't MTT's fault. Great conductors have already preceded him. Ancerl, Mravinsky, and Mitropoulos are among the old maestros who made outstanding versions of excerpts from the ballet. Among moderns we have had sonic blockbusters from Salonen and Abbado, both of whom dig into the score as MTT does not, and both of whom benefit from the astounding viruosity of the Berlin Phil. As for the complete ballet, versions by Lorin Maazel with the Cleveland Orch. on Decca and Gergiev with the Kirov Orch. on Philips stand out. MTT has a lighter touch than all of the above, which isn't necessarily a bad thing--his avoidance of shmaltz is admirable to me.

In fact, there are stretches here that sound just as good as the best. I can see why other listeners give this recording five stars; in light of so many great ones, I settled for four.

The best available version of this music, hands down........2005-05-19

When Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony released their version of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" a decade ago, critics hailed it as the gold standard among all recorded versions of this music. Even now, there seems no reason to revise that opinion. Choosing from among several available suites prepared by Prokofiev himself, Tilson Thomas shaped a version that is both dramatically and musically complete. He and his orchestra do full justice to the bittersweet lyricism and astonishing emotional range of Prokofiev's music. Especially at its mid-range price, this CD is a must for anyone who loves Prokofiev.

Fantastic.......2004-08-04

Michael Tilson Thomas is truly one of the great living conductors. The things he has been doing with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for a decade now have been wonderful. This is one of the conductor's earliest collaborations with RCA Victor in selections from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Although other reviews have summed up most of my feelings on this CD, I do just want to emphasize MTT's musical vision in creating his own suite. The performance is incisive, dramatic, forceful, and thoroughly pleasing. As always, the SFSO plays with totally conviction and total faith in their music director. As one of the leading Russian experts of today, MTT has created here a fantastic disc.

Average customer rating: The most noble voice PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN luminous artistry from a genius A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice.

Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Morales, Cristóbal de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Azulão The Maiden and the Nightingale: Songs of Spain The Very Best of Victoria de los Angeles On the Wings Of Song and Zarzuela Arias - Victoria de los Angeles ASIN: B00000I4KQ Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

1. El rossinyol
2. El testament d'Amelia
3. Adios meu homino
4. Mina nay por me casare
5. Tengo que subir
6. Ahi tienes mi corazon
7. La vi llorando
8. Ya se van los pastores
9. Campanas de Belen
10. Jaeneras que yo canto
11. A dormir ahora mesmo
12. Granadinas
13. Hincarse de rodillas
14. Cancion de trilla
15. Parado de Valldemosa
16. Nik baditut
17. Andregaya
18. Din, dan, boleran
19. Mariam matrem
20. Ay, triste vida corporal!
21. Que es mi vida, preguntais?
22. Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?
23. No me llames segalaherba
24. Ay, luna que reluces
25. En esta larga ausencia
26. Molinillo que mueles amores
27. Confiado jilguerillo
28. Seguidillas religiosas
29. Cancion de cuna
30. El jilguerillo con pico de oro
31. El canape

Tracks:

1. Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
2. Coma la rosa en la guerta
3. Estavase la mora
4. Aquel rey de Francia
5. Damos gracias a ti, Dios
6. Sobre Baca estaba el rey
7. Ay que non hay!
8. Rosa das rosas
9. Maravillosos e piadosos
10. Tres moricas m'enamoran
11. Paseabase el rey moro
12. Dime a do tienes las mientes
13. Si no's huviera mirado
14. Dexo la venda
15. Puse mis amores
16. Aqui me declaro su pensamiento
17. Pues que me tienes
18. Gentil dama, non se gana
19. Mi querer tanto vos quiere
20. Una hija tiene el rey
21. Una matica de ruda
22. Si la noche se hace oscura
23. Pastorcico, non te aduermas
24. Ay triste que vengo
25. No soy you quien la descrube
26. Pase el agua, Julieta
27. Aquel caballero, madre
28. Duelete de mi, Senora
29. De Antequera salio el Moro
30. De los alamos vengo, madre
31. Enfermo estaba Antioco
32. Dame acogida en tu hato
33. Morenica, dame un beso
34. Senora, si te olvidare
35. De donde venis, amore?

Tracks:

1. La rosa enflorece
2. Ven querida
3. Adio, querida
4. Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
5. Paxaro d'hermosura
6. Avrix, mi galanica
7. Irme quiero, la mi madre
8. Ya viene el cativo
9. Yo m'enamori d'un aire
10. Una matica de ruda
11. Anda, jaleo
12. Los cuatro muleros
13. Las tres hojas
14. Los mozos de Monleon
15. Las morillas de Jaen
16. Sevillanas del siglo 18
17. El cafe de Chinitas
18. Nana de Sevilla
19. Los pelegrinitos
20. Zorongo
21. Romance de Don Boiso
22. Los reyes de la baraja
23. La tarara
24. El combat del somni: Damunt de tu, nomes les flors
25. A l'ombra del Lledoner: Canco de grumet
26. Canciones negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
27. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
28. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
29. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
30. Seis canciones castellanas: No quiero tus avellanas
31. Seis canciones castellanas: Jota
32. Panxolina
33. Tu pupila es azul
34. Cantos populares espanolas: Malaguena
35. Cantos populares espanolas: Granadina
36. Cantos populares espanolas: El Vito
37. Cantos populares espanolas: Pano murciano
38. Clavelitos
39. Adios, Granada
40. Madrigal

Tracks:

1. Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio
2. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
3. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto
4. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado
5. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido
6. Coleccion de tonadillas: El mirar de la maja
7. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
8. Coleccion de tonadillas: La maja de Goya
9. Coleccion de tonadillas: Las currutacas modestas
10. Tres majas dolorosas: Oh muerte cruel!
11. Tres majas dolorosas: Ay majo de mi vida
12. Tres majas dolorosas: De aquel majo amante
13. Goyescas: La maja y el ruisenor (Rosario)
14. 'La vida breve': Vivan los que rien! (Salud - Act 1)
15. 'La vida breve': Alli esta! Riyendo! (Salud - Act 2)
16. 'Acis y Galatea': Confiado jilguerillo
17. El tripili
18. Llorad, corazon
19. Iban al pinar
20. No lloreis, ojuelos
21. Mananica era
22. Mira que soy nina
23. Gracia mia
24. El pano moruno
25. Seguidilla murciana
26. Asturiana
27. Jota
28. Nana
29. Cancion
30. Polo
31. 'La Tempranica': Zapateado (La tarantula e un bicho mu malo)

Customer Reviews:

The most noble voice.......2004-05-28

Victoria de los Angeles' voice not only has a silken quality and fascinating glow to it but it is one of the most regal, noble sounds you'll ever hear. She illuminated those moments of quietness, gentleness and noble, feminine pride and elegance like no other soprano before and after her. This release of her "Spanish Songs" has never been surpassed. The songs of her homeland seem to have been written for her beautiful instrument alone, she fills every piece with special beauty and charm, religious flair and beautiful, noble simplicity. Buy this recording and see why Victoria is one of the best sopranos ever having come from Spain.

PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN.......2002-01-08

FOR A LONG TIME "SONGS OF SPAIN" HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS (CHRISTIAN AND SEPHARDIC) SPANISH SONGS. DE LOS ANGELES DEFIES A RIVAL IN THIS GENRE. DE LARROCHA, SORIANO AND ZANETTI PROVIDE UNEQUALED ACCOMPANIEMENTS. THE RECORDINGS ARE SECOND ONLY TO LIFE PERFORMANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMI INTENDS TO TAKE THIS SET OUT OF PUBLICATION. PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN! I JUST PURCHASED MY THIRD SET FROM AMAZON AND I TREASURE IT AS MUCH AS MY FIRST!

luminous artistry from a genius.......2000-12-26

the vocal artist of vocal artistsdisplays her absolutely gorgeous voice and musical understanding of spanish feeling with a warmth that is unmatched anywhere.the only thing better was to hear her in person!

A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice........2000-09-17

This set offers four generously-filled CDs comprising almost 140 Spanish songs from Victoria de los Angeles' repertoire. To all of them she brings a special dignity and an unfailing beauty of voice. The earliest recordings date from 1950 and the last is the items she sang at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Yes, you will find the ubiquitous "Clavelitos!" here, and a later version of "La maya el ruisenor" from "Goyescas". The enclosed booklet provides illuminating notes by Lionel Salter, who also translated many of the texts which are also included. Accompanists include Gerald Moore and Alicia de Larrocha, and Victoria de Los Angeles provides a guitar accompaniment herself in one song. The last track of all, a zapateado from a zarzuela, recorded live in New York, must almost have brought the house down.

Average customer rating: Outstanding music and great value!! Excellent Very Highly Recommended

Guitarra española Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Bach J.S.: Works For Lute [Germany] Romance D'Amour Tárrega: Recuerdos De La Alhambra; Lágrima; Danza mora; Etc. [Germany] Malagueña: Spanish Guitar Music Liszt: Works for Piano and Orchestra ASIN: B0000B09Z5 Release Date: 2004-03-09

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding music and great value!!.......2006-04-02

Narciso Yepes is my favorite classical guitarist. I was delighted to hear a couple guitar concertos I had never heard before. Ohana, Bacarisse, and Ruiz-Pipo were great discoveries. Again, Yepes is the BEST. Strongly recommended.

Excellent.......2005-08-22

The late Narciso Yepes is perhaps my favorite guitarist- Spanish or otherwse. With each of his recordings there is the sense of a madman, master, and poet at one with his instrument. I recently purchased "Guitarra espagnola" and have found endless enjoyment listening critically and as background while I work. This is the perfect "not background music" background music to play when you have guests. You and your guests will find yourself withdrawing from lively conversations to enjoy a poignant, sweet, or sinister moment with the music. This is a compilation of recordings from the past 20 to 30 years. The compositions span from the 17th to 20th century. The quality of the recordings is very good but at times varied. The availability of the compilation is very limited. Get it while you can! I also recommend Alirio Diaz and John Williams.

Very Highly Recommended.......2004-05-08

I cannot recommend this retrospective of just a small amount of Yepes's work highly enough.

No matter what popular and lay opinions may be about Williams, Bream, Segovia, and others, the greatest classical guitarist of the 20th century was Narciso Yepes. It is a pity and a shame that the fear of the older generation of guitarists and their associates made Yepes a marginal figure.

He was a consummate technician and a knowledgeable interpreter of all musical idioms from the Middle Ages through to the height of the 20th Century avant-garde. His playing was characterized by intelligence, sensibility, clarity, power, majesty, poetry, and a devilish ability to separate and sustain contrapuntal lines.

In this box of 5 CDs you will find the definitive performance of Rodrigo's now famous "Aranjuez" concerto, which, incidentally, was first recorded and made famous by Yepes. There are also 2 CDs with rare concertos by Salvador Bacarisse, Antonio Ruiz-Pipo, and Maurice Ohana.

The other 3 CD's contain generally the best performances of the canon of solo guitar works that you are likely to find. The composers include Sanz, Mudarra, Narvaez, Soler, Sor, Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, De Falla, Turina, Bacarisse, Rodrigo, Llobet, Pujol, Moreno Torroba, Montsalvatge, Ohana, and Ruiz-Pipo.

Every guitarist and every lover of the instrument should own this set. If it is not available, also refer to a similar box set with the ASIN number B00006L6RN or another B000026ZRL.

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Gregorian Chants for All Seasons Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Cui, César | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Moore | Moore, Thomas | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Lost in Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants, Vol. 1 Chant Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's Gregorian Christmas: Chants & Motets ASIN: B000001K22 Release Date: 1992-11-04

Tracks:

1. Introit For The 1st Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
2. Introit For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 4)
3. Communion 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 7)
4. Introit For The 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 1)
5. Offertory For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
6. Hymn For Christmas Vespers (Mode 1)
7. Introit For The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 7)
8. Alleluia Of The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 8)
9. Communion For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 8)
10. Gradual For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 2)
11. Offertory For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
12. Communion For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
13. Introit For Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 1)
14. Tract Of Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 8)
15. Communion For The 2nd Sunday In Lent (Mode 5)
16. Offertory For Palm Sunday (Mode 8)
17. Gradual For Maundy Thursday (Mode 5)
18. Offertory For Maundy Thursday (Mode 2)

Tracks:

1. Introit For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
2. Gradual For Easter Sunday (Mode 2)
3. Alleleuia For Easter Sunday (Mode 7)
4. Sequence For Easter Sunday (Mode 1)
5. Offertory For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
6. Communion For Easter Sunday (Mode 6)
7. Antiphon For Easter Sunday In Praise Of Mary (Mode 6)
8. Introit For Ascension (Mode 7)
9. Offertory For Ascension (Mode 1)
10. Introit For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 8)
11. Sequence For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 1)
12. Communion For Corpus Christi Day (Mode 7)
13. Introit For The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception (Mode 3)
14. Introit For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 3)
15. Communion For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 6)
16. Introit For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
17. Offertory For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
18. Communion For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
19. Introit For All Souls Day (Mode 6)
20. Antiphon For Burial Service (Mode 7)

Average customer rating: Original but flawed concept The Constant Gardener

The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry (Medieval Gardens in Music) Orlando Consort Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gombert, Nicolas | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Orlando Consort | ( O ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Food, Wine, & Song - Music and Feasting in Renaissance Europe Nicolas Gombert: Missa Media Vita in Morte Sumus Medieval Christmas Stella Maris Ars subtilior: Dawn of the Renaissance ASIN: B000BT5EDS Release Date: 2006-03-14

Tracks:

1. Rose, liz, printemps, verdue (Machaut)
2. El mois de Mai/De se debent/ Kyrie (Anonymous)
3. He, Marotele/En la praerie/Aptatur (Anonymous)
4. Passerose de beaute (Trebor)
5. Flos regalis (Anonymous)
6. Flos regalis: Agnus Dei (Walter Frye)
7. Quam pulchra es (Leonel Power)
8. Soubz les branches/ En la rousee/ Jolis mois de may (Anonymous)
9. Royne des flours (Alexander Agricola)
10. Dindiridin (Anonymous)
11. En la fuente del rosel (Juan Vasquez)
12. Hortus conclusus (Rodrigo de Ceballos)
13. Aqella mora garrida (Gabriel [Mena])
14. Quasi cedrus (Francisco Guerrero)
15. Changeons propos (Claudin de Sermisy)
16. Sicut lilium (Antoine Brumel)
17. Vidi speciosam (Johannes Lupi)
18. Haec est illa dulcis rosa / Salve (Carpentras [Elzear Genet ])
19. Da la belle contrade d'oriente (Cipriano de Rore)
20. I vaghi fiori (Jacques Arcadelt)
21. Ecce tu pulcher es (Dominque Phinot)
22. Des herbes ai asses (Thomas Crecquillon)
23. Au ioly bocquet croist la violette (Clemens non Papa [Jacob Clement])
24. O flos campi (Nicholas Gombert)

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This beautiful CD of music from the 13th to 16th centuries in France, England, Spain, Italy, and the Low Countries finds the all-male Orlando Consort centering their attention on texts having to do with the garden and flowers. They open with a beautiful chanson by Machaut and his unique technique of playing melodies and texts off one another simultaneously to make a stunning blend--an ideal floral arrangement, if you will. The Virgin Mary is often referred to in floral terms, so many of these works are religious in nature, and there's a terrific motet by Brumel from The Song of Songs. Tempi and textures vary, so that there's never a sense of tedium. The CD comes with a grandly illustrated booklet, filled with reproductions, in brilliant color, of Medieval and Renaissance art. The idea, the music making, the presentation are all ravishing; this is already one of the best CDs of 2006. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Original but flawed concept.......2007-06-18

In this very visual CD, to some extent pre-empted by their earlier recording entitled 'Food, Wine and Song' (HMU907314), the Orlando Consort present a rich and varied programme of music spanning more than 3 centuries (c.1250-1590), both sacred and secular alike. The concept is original and interesting, accompanied by 2 lucidly written essays by Sir Roy Strong and Susan Hitch, and even a Medieval-inspired garden design by Christopher Bradley-Hole, for the horticulturally enthusiastic (to 'turn...into reality' or for 'picturing...in your mind's eye as you listen to the music', liner notes p.15).

However, this striving to present an 'original' concept results in a programme which in truth is only partially successful. Many of the texts draw upon allegory, particularly in the various settings of the Song of Songs (tracks 7, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21 and 24). In Medieval interpretation (and analogous to the tradition of 'amour courtois'), the Song of Songs was seen as alluding to the relationship between the Virgin Mary and the adoring believer, hence the strong association of such texts with the feasts of the Ascension (August 15) and Nativity (September 8) of the Virgin. Elsewhere, conventional symbolism portraying Mary as the 'rose' who bore Christ (tracks 5 and 18) is exploited, and 2 pieces - Trebor's 'Passerose de beaute' (track 4) and Agricola's 'Royne des flours' (track 9) - draw upon religious allegory whilst being simlutaneously placed within the courtly love tradition.

Susan Hitch briefly touches on some of this (p.12), but its significance in the context of this programme is overlooked - that rather than imparting much information on Medieval and Renaissance Gardens (which at any rate would be difficult for the texts based on the [pre-Medieval] Song of Songs, written c.350-200 B.C.!), most works shed more light on Medieval/Renaissance allegorical conventions (see below 1*). This in turn affects the performing context. The bold assertion that the music recorded here 'must once have been heard in the open air' and 'would have found its setting in 2 contrasting garden styles' (liner notes, p.8) seems problematic, particularly for the sacred works - intended for ecclesiastical performance and in any case unlikely to have been performed as minimalistically as here (see below 2*).

The performances themselves are generally tight, both in ensemble and intonation, although occasionally the top-heavy vibrato results in readings which are a little saccharine (and probably anachronistic). In all, despite the originality of the concept, this CD is not a patch on earlier recordings by the Orlando Consort which are both more polished and programmatically more convincing - in particular, 'The Mystery of Notre-Dame', 'Dreams in the Pleasure Garden' and 'The Saracen and the Dove'. If you've not come across this group before and can forgo the flashy packaging, these 3 discs are well worth discovering instead.


*1 - In addition, flowers were associated with youthfulness, hence the correlation of the theme with 'amour courtois', evident in many of the texts here (see tracks 1, 4 etc; also prose examples such as Le Jardin des Nobles, Paris BN MS fr193)
*2 - This is especially true of the Spanish works - a document preserved in Seville Cathedral dated 1586, possibly written by Guerrero himself, not only confirms the importance of instrumental participation (cornett, shawm, recorder, dulcian), but even states that 'hearing the same instrument always wearies the listener' (see Robert Stevenson, Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age, 1961, p.167)

The Constant Gardener.......2007-05-14

Gardening is not one of my strong points. Actually I hardly notice them, unless we are talking about the legendary English ones or one of the marvelous Versailles. In this particular case, gardens are not only wonderful, fine and well maintained. They are medieval. And the music of this CD is most becoming to their beauty.

I have to confess that though I am a profound fan of sacred early music I am not equally attracted to the somehow light mood of the secular scores of the same period. This Harmonia Mundi compilation, though secular in subject, achieves a musical result of the magnitude we experience in sacred works: Soothing and meditating. Accompanied by a booklet full of gardening information and exquisite pictures.

In short, a magnificent and remarkable work. And not without reason: Paradise Lost was actually a garden...

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La bella Ninfa: European Madrigals ca. 1600 Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gesualdo | Gesualdo, Carlo | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marenzio | Marenzio, Luca | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lieder | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000007RQN Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. La Bella Ninfa Mia
2. Leggiadre Ninfe E Pastorelli Amanti
3. I Vaghi Fiori E L' Amorose Fronde
4. Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno
5. Lasciate Mi Morire
6. Ecco Mormorar L' Onde
7. Moro Lasso Al Mio Duolo
8. Dolcissima Mia Vita
9. Ride La Primavera
10. Matona Mia Cara
11. Speme Amorosa
12. Prado Verde Y Florido
13. Recuerde El Alma Dormida
14. Herzlich Tut Mich Erfreuen
15. Gott B' Hute Dich
16. Tritt Auf Den Riegel Vor Der Tur
17. Ach Lieb, Ich Tu Dir Klagen
18. Ich Sag Ade
19. Le Cocu
20. Bon Jour, Mon Coeur
21. Il Est Bel Et Bon?
22. It Was A Lover And His Lass
23. Now Is The Month Of Maying
24. Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone
25. Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis
26. The Silver Swan
27. Weep, O Mine Eyes

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Must have it!.......2002-04-06

The European Renaissance madrigals remain an invaluable good of humanity. And this recording is another proof that the real music goes hand in hand with good performers. The madrigal, a fashionable genre of secular vocal music in the sixteenth century, has lost its consideration today. However, more and more vocal ensembles around the world have contributed to the revival of this music.
The notes of this compact disc suggest that the term madrigal may derive from the Latin matricalis, meaning "from the mother," and refers to a song in the mother tongue. However, the term might also be used in order to designate secular pieces (cantus materialis) as oppose to sacred pieces (Cantus spiritualis). In any case, the madrigal indicates a lyrical and musical form in 14th-16th century Italy. The musical madrigal used to depict the nature, but its prevalence grew and thus the genre enjoyed a huge development in the cultural life of the princely courts and academies of the Italian city-states. Here, the madrigal displayed a great stylistic variety along with several regional variations.
The present recording unfolds a page of the madrigal history. The first group of pieces comes from Italy itself. Eternal "hits" such as Arcadelt's Il bianco cigno, Palestrina's I vaghi fiori, Monteverdi's Ecco mormorar l'onde and Lasciate mi morire, as well as the very chromatic Moro lasso and Dolcissima mia vita by Gesualdo stand under the very earthy concepts of nature, love, and death suggested in the title song of this compilation, Luca Marenzio's La bella Ninfa (The Beautiful Nymph).
After a short stop in Spain, the "trip" goes to Germany and France. While Hassler and Lechner dominate the German region of the madrigal, Passereau's Il est bel et bon and Lasso's Bon jour, mon coeur are the well-known examples of the French direction of the secular genre, the chanson.
The last section of the recording is dedicated to some of the most wonderful English madrigals, such as Morley's Now Is the Month of Maying, Farmer's Fair Phyllis, Gibbons's Silver Swan, or Bennet's Weep, O Mine Eyes. Considered by musicologists the "father" of the English madrigal, Thomas Morley inspired some other composers, among them John Bennet and John Farmer, while Gibbons and Wilbye developed a style of their own.
The listener can't find any information about the vocal ensemble that performs on this compact disc, the Hallenser Madrigalisten, but references about them can be easily extracted from their web site, .... The choir, whose English name would be The Halle Madrigal Singers, was founded in 1963 in Halle, Germany by Siegfried Bimberg as a chamber choir at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. The 20 singers, musicologists, lecturers, students, and teachers of singing, have devoted themselves above all to the interpretation of 16th and 17th century choral music. Another omission from the CD notes is the text of the 27 madrigals including their translations. In my opinion, this may cause a limitation with regard to the general public who might choose not to buy this product whether or not they like Renaissance music.
What does not miss from this CD is the crisp performance of the group. This is an excellent recorded performance, not only because it was made in a church (Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche), but also for an overall good intonation, and for a stylistically correct phrasing and rhythm. A very good vocal balance, impressive diction and pronunciation, a vigorous character alternating with more lyrical pieces make this recording worth trying. However, there are some inexplicable fast tempi in Lasso's Matona mia cara or in Passereau's Il est bel et bon. It's not specifically the fast pulse they took in these pieces that might bother the elevated listener, but the lack of the feeling that after a structural section there's no clear delimitation, such a longer rest. Also, some of the slower to medium speed pieces might be found in a better "shape" elsewhere.
In conclusion, with all the pluses and minuses, the Halle Singers's collection of Renaissance madrigals remains a "must have" in any musician's personal library. I highly recommend this recording to anyone who loves Renaissance vocal music.

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La Capella Reial de Catalunya: Offertorium Manufacturer: Fontalis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Morales, Cristóbal de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Requiems | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Requiems | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000003II5 Release Date: 1997-07-15

Tracks:

1. El Canto De La Sibila II: Sibila Galaica (Excs)
2. Cantigas De Santa Maria: Miragres Fremosos Faz Por Nos (CSM 37)
3. Messe De L'Homme Arme: Osanna I-II
4. Villancios & Ensaladas: La Trulla (Exc)
5. Missa Pro Defunctis: Kyrie Eleison-Christe Eleison
6. Falai Mes Olhos
7. Sacrae Cantones: Duo Seraphim
8. Cantica Beatae Virginis: Vidi Speciosam Sicut Columbam
9. Vespro Della Beatae Virginie:Intonatio/Antiphona/Dixit Dominus
10. Madrigali, Guerrieri Et Amorosi: Hor Che'l Ciel E La Terra
11. Missa Pro Defunctis: Offertorium
12. Cancons De La Catalunya Mil/Lenaria: Els Segadors
13. Requiem K626: Agnus Dei-Lux Aeterna

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XXXIX Concorso Polifonico Internazionale "Guido d'Arezzo" 1991 Manufacturer: Edipan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Kodály, Zoltán | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Alessandro | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sweelinck | Sweelinck, JanPieterszoon | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf | Wolf, Hugo | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008F12Y Release Date: 1997-06-24

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XXXVII Concorso Polifonico Internazionale "Guido d'Arezzo" - Polyphonic works by Victoria, Gabrieli, Bach, Reger, Tormis, Morley, Palestrina / Fondazione Guido d'Arezza (Edipan) Manufacturer: Edipan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tormis | Tormis, Veljo | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008F12W Release Date: 1997-06-24

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Offertorium Manufacturer: Fontalis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Morales, Cristóbal de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000025JGZ Release Date: 1997-01-01

Tracks:

1. El Canto De La Sibila II: Sibila Galaica (Excs)
2. Cantigas De Santa Maria: Miragres Fremosos Faz Por Nos (CSM 37)
3. Messe De L'Homme Arme: Osanna I-II
4. Villancios & Ensaladas: La Trulla (Exc)
5. Missa Pro Defunctis: Kyrie Eleison-Christe Eleison
6. Falai Mes Olhos
7. Sacrae Cantones: Duo Seraphim
8. Cantica Beatae Virginis: Vidi Speciosam Sicut Columbam
9. Vespro Della Beatae Virginie:Intonatio/Antiphona/Dixit Dominus
10. Madrigali, Guerrieri Et Amorosi: Hor Che'l Ciel E La Terra
11. Missa Pro Defunctis: Offertorium
12. Cancons De La Catalunya Mil/Lenaria: Els Segadors
13. Requiem K626: Agnus Dei-Lux Aeterna

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1. Gal Costa
2. Gigantes Tropicales del Año
3. Gigliola Cinquetti Y El Trio Los...
4. Giostra Di Successi Per Bambini
5. Grandes Exitos
6. Grandes Exitos
7. Indocumentado
8. La Historia Sigue
9. Lagrima Y Otros Exitos
10. Las Baladas del Momento en Bachata

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